Eli Robbins

Review of Magee Rehabilitation

I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)...

I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and sent to Magee for inpatient rehab. When I was at Jefferson hospital and asked whether I would prefer to stay at Jefferson or go to Magee, most of the Jefferson staff was cagey when asked what the difference was. I soon found out from a PT and a CNA that Magee was much nicer with a better facility, better alternative therapy (art therapy, music therapy, horticulture therapy, rec therapy), private rooms, better food, etc. staying at Jefferson rehab would likely mean a shared room.

The Magee experience was beyond wonderful. I cannot imagine a better place to heal or better people to help me heal. My core team was an amazing group of human beings my OT Shelby, PT Ali, music therapy with John, art therapy with Julie, almost all of the nurses and CNA s were extremely thoughtful, pleasant, compassionate, and caring. The food was actually pretty decent, think nice college cafeteria food.

The rooms are recently renovated although I highly recommend trying to get on the second floor if you care about hdmi ports on the TV for other devices i.e. roku, video games, etc. if you are on a floor without functioning hdmi ports, the concierge Robin is an absolutely wonderful person who will hook you up with a tv that has what you need. The concierge service is always so willing and able to get you the things you need and were so helpful and friendly.

All in all it was a life changing experience that leaves me a Magee devotee. I plan on volunteering as much as possible there once I recover. As soon as I landed there, the nightmare I was living had ended. Magee is magic if you open your heart to it.